I'm Missing One.
So Nobody Else Has To.
25% of every Halfsack Collection towel sold funds testicular cancer screenings and surgery for men who can't afford it.
Nate's Story
I'm Nate. I'm 31. I live in Idaho. And I'm missing a ball.
Six months ago I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. I had a radical orchiectomy — that's the medical term for “they cut it out.” I call it what it is: I'm Halfsack now.
The surgery went well. I'm waiting on scan results to see if it spread to my lungs. That's a sentence I never thought I'd write on a towel company website, but here we are.
Here's the part that matters: my surgery cost over $10,000. I didn't have insurance. I didn't have savings. I had cancer and a network of people who gave a shit.
Trevor started a GoFundMe. Friends I'd never met in person donated. My community — the UTV guys, the concert friends, the people I'd helped over the years — showed up and paid for my surgery.
Not every man has that.
A 22-year-old college kid who finds a lump doesn't have a network of 20,000 people. A construction worker without insurance doesn't have a GoFundMe that goes viral. They have a diagnosis and a bill they can't pay. Some of them don't go to the doctor at all because they know they can't afford what comes after.
That's why The Halfsack Foundation exists.
Every Halfsack Collection towel sold — 25% goes directly to funding testicular cancer screenings and surgery for men who can't afford it. Not admin costs. Not marketing. Treatment.
I co-founded a towel company called Body & Balls because Dillon had a genius idea about hygiene. But the name hit different for me. I'm literally missing one. If I'm going to sell towels named after balls, I'm going to make sure the brand does something for the men who are fighting to keep theirs.
I'm Halfsack. I'm alive. And I'm not done.
— Nate Nelson, Co-Founder, Body & Balls Towel Co.
Testicular Cancer by the Numbers
Average cost of an orchiectomy without insurance.
Most young men diagnosed with testicular cancer are uninsured or underinsured. They're 18-35, often without employer health coverage, and facing a surgery they can't afford.
How It Works
You buy a Halfsack Collection towel.
Same 2:1 antimicrobial towel as our standard line. Special edition colorway. $10 premium over standard.
25% goes directly to treatment.
Not admin. Not overhead. Screening and surgery funding for uninsured and underinsured men with testicular cancer.
We partner with established organizations.
Your donation goes through the Testicular Cancer Foundation — a proven nonprofit that directly funds patient care.
A man keeps his ball. Or gets the treatment he needs.
Early detection screenings catch it at 95% survival. Surgery funds cover what insurance won't. Your towel does more than dry you off.
Projected Impact
At scale, The Halfsack Foundation could fund nearly 120 surgeries per year from towel sales alone.
Check Yourself.
Once a month. In the shower. It takes 30 seconds.
How to do a testicular self-exam:
- Do it during or right after a warm shower (skin is relaxed).
- Hold one testicle between your thumbs and fingers.
- Gently roll it between your fingers, feeling for any hard lumps or smooth, rounded bumps.
- Note any changes in size, shape, or consistency.
- Repeat on the other side.
- If you feel anything unusual — go to the doctor. Don't wait.
Early detection is a 95% survival rate. Waiting is how 500 men die every year from something that's almost always beatable.
Your face stays clean. Someone else gets a fighting chance.
Join the Mission.
Get on the waitlist. When we launch, The Halfsack Collection launches with us. Every towel fights back.